The Purple People Eater chords

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INTRO: [A#]

#1.
Well, I [D#]saw the thing comin' out of the sky..
it had [A#]one long horn, [D#]one big eye.
[D#]I commenced to shakin' and I [G#]said "ooh-eee!
it [A#]looks like a purple [D#]eater to me!"

[CHORUS]
[D#]It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
([A#]One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.)
A [D#]one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
[A#]Sure looks strange to [D#]me..(one eye?)

#2.
[D#]Well, he came down to earth and he lit in a tree.
I said, '[A#]Mr. Purple People Eater, [D#]don't eat me.'
[D#]I heard him say in a [G#]voice so gruff..&qu[A#]ot;I wouldn't eat you
cause you're so [D#]tough."

[CHORUS]
[D#]It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
([A#]One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.)
A [D#]one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
[A#]Sure looks strange to [D#]me..(one horn?)

#3.
I said, '[F]Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line?'
He said, "[C]It's eatin' purple people an[F]d it sure is fine.
[F]But that's not the reason that I [Bb]came to land..
I [C]wanna get a job in a rock and roll [F]band!"

[CHORUS]
[F]Well, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater.
[C]Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater.
([F]We wear short shorts!)
[F]Flyin' purple people eater..[C]sure looks strange to [F]me.

#4.
[F]And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground.
He [C]started to rock, really [F]rockin' around.
[F]It was a crazy ditty with a [Bb]swingin' tune..
sing a [C]bop bop aboppa loppa lim bam [F]boom.

[CHORUS]
[F]Well, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater.
[C]Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater.
([F]I like short shorts!)
[F]Flyin' purple people eater..[C]sure looks strange to [F]me.
(Purple people?)

#5.
And [F#]then he went on his way, and then what do ya know?
I [C#]saw him last night on a [F#]TV show.
[F#]He was blowing it out, a'really [Bb]knockin' 'em dead..
playin' [C#]rock and roll music through the horn in his [F#]head.

(CLARINET SOLO:) [Bb] [F#] Tequila!!!

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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